Prevalence and characteristics of antibiotic prescription for acute COVID-19 patients in Japan

Prevalence and characteristics of antibiotic prescription for acute COVID-19 patients in Japan

Abstract COVID-19 is a viral infection and does not require antibiotics. The study aimed to elucidate a prescribing pattern of antibiotics for COVID-19. A nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted in Japan. The Diagnosis and Procedure Combinations (DPC) data was used to collect information, cov...

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Main Authors: Seiji Hamada, Yasuharu Tokuda, Hitoshi Honda, Takashi Watari, Tomoharu Suzuki, Takuhiro Moromizato, Masashi Narita, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Kenji Shibuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26780-0

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